{"id":221765,"date":"2025-09-12T20:31:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T20:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/221765\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T20:31:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T20:31:09","slug":"fort-worth-ranks-as-5th-best-large-economic-boomtown-in-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/221765\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Worth ranks as 5th best large economic boomtown in U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"

Six Dallas-Fort Worth universities, including Texas Christian University<\/strong>, were just recognized on Forbes’ new annual list of America’s Top Colleges<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The ranking highlights 500 colleges and universities throughout the country that “produce successful, high-earning and influential graduates from all economic backgrounds, with less student debt.” Rankings are determined based on each school’s “return on investment,” the average student debt, and graduate outcomes.<\/p>\n

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) topped the list this year, followed by Columbia University in New York (No. 2) and Princeton University in New Jersey (No. 3).<\/p>\n

Texas Christian University ranked outside the top 100 as the the 120th best college nationwide, and it ranked No. 7 in a Texas-wide comparison. This private university has a 43 percent acceptance rate and an undergraduate population of nearly 11,000 students.<\/p>\n

Forbes says the total cost to attend TCU adds up to $77,060 per year, but that figure looks less daunting when potential students consider that the university’s average grant aid amounts to $33,813. Forbes also found that 75 percent of students receive financial aid, and students graduate with about $8,079 in debt on average.<\/p>\n

“The school\u2019s 10 colleges offer a wide range of programs, the most popular in business, communications and health professions,” the university’s profile<\/a> says. “About 40 percent of students study abroad, where program lengths vary from semester-long courses to summer programs spanning just 3-4 weeks.”<\/p>\n

Forbes also touts TCU’s football team that has won 18 Big 12 Conferences since it joined the conference in 2012.<\/p>\n

TCU also ranked as Forbes’ 28th best university in the South, the 71st best private college, and the 87th best research university.<\/p>\n

Here’s where DFW’s five other top universities landed on Forbes’ list of the 500 best American colleges:<\/p>\n